An Eye-Opening Look At The Additives In Our Food

Ingredients of Campbell’s Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle Soup. Odd.

Nowadays, we all know that much of our processed foods that we eat have certain chemical and natural additives that are often hard to pronounce, for example, what is azodicarbonamide? And what is it doing in my cracker? Ingredients, a new book by photographer Dwight Eschliman and writer Steve Ettlinger, seeks to demystify 75 common food additives, from acesulfame potassium to xanthan gum, by providing an easy-to-read encyclopedia of sorts of various food additives, their uses and their history.

Upscale U.K. Grocer Sends Leftover Food to Charity

We know that hunger is a severe problem in this world, in 3rd world countries, and even right here in the United States. Approximately 795 million people are food insecure, according to the World Food Programme. Although the majority of people who are hungry live in developing nations, some 5 million people in the U.K. are food insecure. Marks & Spencer, an upscale British retail store, has established a plan to distribute food nearing its expiration date to local organizations in need. This is the first that I have heard of a grocery store doing such a great thing, let’s hope that others follow suit.

Outcry Over the F.D.A. Approval of Oxycontin for Children

The F.D.A. has come under some scrutiny lately over approving the use of Oxycontin for pain relief for children. They say that it is only being prescribed to children in chronic and severe pain; it is not to be given for temporary pain, for instance getting your wisdom teeth removed. But the drugs reputation for being highly addictive brings up huge red flags for many. The F.D.A. usually has a committee of experts in the field come together to decide if a drug should be approved for said use, but this time, no such committee was formed to make a decision. It has been said that if a committee came together, it’s doubtful they would have approved the use of Oxycontin for children.